Our lives ebb and flow. There are days when
life seems so wonderful and others in which the burdens we bear seem too heavy.
It is in our nature to want the times of flow to continue indefinitely. We want the high of the mountain top
experience to last forever. But they don’t
and it is to our benefit. The waves we
ride are temporary and eventually crash on the shore. The low places of doubt, despair, and
feelings of God’s abandonment may seem eternal, but never last.
In the ebb times, God is faithful and does his deepest work.
It is then when He shapes us into his likeness. He gives us holy strengthen when we
lean on Him. He makes us into the people he desires us to be. Trials and
tribulation can’t be avoided. Spiritual
dry spells may make us wonder if God has abandoned us or is even real. There are also times when the biggest
In the difficult times, in spiritual dry
spells, and in times of doubt about God, He is most at work shaping the clay of
our lives. We can take joy knowing that
the school of hard times is the training ground of our character. When the easy
times come and life seems wonderful, there’s little or no lessons nor wisdom.
The tough times occasion reflection and strengthen our faith. Take the long view. Discover that the ebb times never last, nor do
the times of flow. At all times, give thanks to God who is our sufficiency.
“And
the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you
have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong,
firm and steadfast.”
1 Peter 5:10.
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